"We have taken some time to carefully work through the complexities of this request‚ to ensure that we gave appropriate consideration to his specific circumstances‚" NZR head of professional rugby Chris Lendrum said.

Redpath is the son of former Scotland scrumhalf Bryan Redpath‚ who played 60 times for England’s bitter rivals.

Cipriani (Wasps) makes a return to the England set-up having last played for his country in 2015.

Billy Vunipola (Saracens) is recalled after recovering from injury having last played for England in the 2017 Six Nations.

Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)‚ a year after last featuring for England in the two Test series in Argentina‚ has also been included.

"Our tour to SA will be the most exciting challenge for us as a group since 2016‚" said Jones.

"We have an opportunity to create some history next month and win the Test series‚ something no England side has done before," he said.

"There are a number of players out injured or not selected so it provides a big opportunity for others. With three weeks to prepare for the first Test in Johannesburg I am expecting players to come into camp with the right mind-set and we will be looking for them to break the mould in terms of being more assertive and on the front foot in everything we do.

"We will need to be physically aggressive and tactically smart against the Springboks who we know will be combative and reinvigorated by their new coaching setup."

England will play SA in three Tests in Johannesburg (June 9)‚ Bloemfontein (June 16) and Cape Town (June 23).